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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2007
Page
3
Editor notes sadness at the closing of the Golf Hall of Fame and gardens in Augusta, a jewel in the city. The writer questions how the African American Cultural Center and the Railroad Depot will survive, cites rising stamp prices and a faulty downtown post office stamp machine as frustrations.
A taxpayer argues that taxes fund public schools while private schools receive no support. The writer, with children in private school, questions fairness and seeks equal tax policy consideration. The piece reflects individual viewpoint on public funding and school choice.
Letters to the editor push for a citizen referendum on retaining Silver Bluff open space and trees or Woodside Plantation plans, urging officials to curb development in Aiken. Readers propose policy changes, complain about immigration handling, and offer a TalkBack hotline for comments.
Wallus D. Bedenbaugh Jr., 19, of Leesville is charged with strong arm robbery after grabbing cash from a Huddle House register on Indian Trail Road. An employee and an alert customer chased him to the parking lot and tackled him. money was recovered and returned. Bedenbaugh said he acted due to a drug problem and was booked at the Aiken County Detention Center.
Marci Clark opens Studio M at 1031 Richland Ave W offering full service hair design for men women and children. The salon features color perms and event styling with brow waxing nail services and handmade accessories. Clark supports Locks of Love donating ponytails from Relay events and provides free cuts for their hairpieces. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh attended the ribbon cutting.
After more than a month at large, Christopher T. Roper, 28, of Aiken, turned himself in to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. He faces assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. The June 1 shooting near Wadley Drive left Carlos Allen, 26, hospitalized in critical condition.
SKA Gamers Association announces its first meeting on Saturday July 21 at Comics Games and Books on Gordon Highway from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring Games Workshop Lord of the Rings and Carcassonne. call 706 793-7796 or email for details. A Wagener yard sale and pet adoption also July 21. reserve a table via Rosa at 803 564-6149.
Historic Augusta has been awarded a matching grant from national preservation funds including the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation Preservation Fund and the Daniel K Thome National Intervention Fund. Local funds must match the grant, boosting Augusta’s Historic Properties Fund through this support.
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